La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Whittier seek to tighten up laws banning medical marijuana dispensaries

WHITTIER AREA>> Three Whittier-area cities are moving to tighten their bans on medical marijuana dispensaries by blocking residents from growing or storing the plant, in response to three state laws passed earlier this year.

Officials from all three cities say if they don’t act quickly, a loophole in their ordinances could allow for the cultivation or storage of medical marijuana.

As a result, the Whittier Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend to the city council that it…